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Down Payment Assistance Available

In Targeted Minneapolis Neighborhoods

(Minneapolis Advantage Program – Wells Fargo 2)


cna-large-logo onlyThe City of Minneapolis has received funds from Wells Fargo to provide down payment assistance to homebuyers purchasing a single-family home in targeted neighborhoods – listed below.

Homebuyers may receive up to $5,000 in a no-interest deferred loan. The funds can be used to bring the housing ratio (principal, interest, taxes, homeowner’s insurance and mortgage insurance, if any) to 25% of their gross monthly income.  Income restrictions apply.

For complete guidelines and an application go to www.gmhchousing.org or call the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation: HousingResource Center™ -North (612) 558-3033 or HousingResource Center – South (612) 722-7141.

Targeted Neighborhoods: Audubon Park, Bancroft, Beltrami, Bottineau, Bryant, Cleveland, Columbia Park, Corcoran, East Phillips, Folwell, Harrison, Hawthorne, Holland, Jordan, Lind-Bohanon, Logan Park, Marshall Terrace, McKinley, Midtown Phillips, Near-North, Northeast Park,
Phillips West, Powderhorn Park, Regina, Sheridan, Shingle Creek, Standish, Sumner-Glenwood, Ventura Village, Victory, Waite Park, Webber-Camden, Willard-Hay, Windom Park.

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Habitat Housing Empowerment Expo

habitatlogoOn January 26th empower yourself at the free Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Housing Empowerment Expo. Facing foreclosure? You can talk to a Habitat foreclosure prevention counselor or get free legal advice. Plus learn about how you could own a Habitat home for what you’re paying in rent. The Northside Pastor’s Collaborative is sponsoring this great event. It’s from 1 to 5 on Saturday, January 26 at Shiloh Temple in North Minneapolis. Be empowered about your housing. Learn more online at tchabitat.org or by calling 612-331-4090.

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Before I Die I Want To…

You might have noticed an interesting billboard at the corner of Lowry and Penn Avenue recently. This public art and engagement project is an opportunity to share your personal hopes and dreams with your community. 

Continue reading “Before I Die I Want To…”
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Holiday on 44th this Friday!

This community celebration is meant to foster understanding between people of different cultures, improve residents’ quality of life, support local artists, and promote neighborhood pride. This Friday evening from 6-9pm all along 44th Avenue in north Minneapolis. The Cleveland Neighborhood Association is proud to be a continuing sponsor of Holiday on 44th.

Now in its 15th year, Holiday on 44th is a large and highly anticipated event. Most of the indoor festivities will take place in the Patrick Henry High School and Loring Elementary gyms. There will be activities all along 44th Avenue North, including horsedrawn haywagon rides, ice sculpting, carolers, crafters, musicians, and performances by the Workhouse Theater Company.

Your not going to want to miss it!

RSVP on Facebook

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Declare Your 15

Support your Cleveland Neighborhood by committing to volunteer, share and donate to the organization and your neighborhood. Declare Your 15 is a campaign to encourage neighbors to engage in their neighborhood in meaningful ways. Commit to joining one of our exciting committees, volunteer with one of our neighborhood events, contribute some funds for programs like Live on the Drive, and share with your friends!

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Cleveland Commons 2020

A resident vision for Cleveland Park

This fall we are embarking on a community engagement project to put together a vision for what residents and park users would like to see Cleveland Park and the surrounding green space look like by the year 2020. The decision to focus on this project came from resident feedback this summer that highlighted the park and that more could be done to enhance it as a community space and a true gathering places for the community. We also want to think bigger than just the park about what a truly “Common” space, shared by neighbors of all types, could really look like.

Thanks to the tireless work of Landscape Architecture student, Amber Hill, and Professor, Kristine Miller, our community engagement efforts will results in a final vision that the community can then use as an advocacy tool when talking with the Park Board, who have funding allocated for Cleveland Park in 2017, or other funders about updating the space. This visioning project will also help tie together two previous efforts by Cleveland residents to help vision what development on the northwest corner of Penn and Lowry Avenue will look like and input on a master plan for the Lucy Laney school grounds.

[button link=”http://clevelandneighborhood.org/survey/” type=”big” align=”right” newwindow=”yes”] Park Survey[/button]If you would like to participate in these efforts we’d love for you to contact the office or just show up to one of our Party in the Park events where we’ll be walking the park, gathering resident input, playing with large-scale models and all while having a fun time in the park. Mark your calendar for our Party in the Park events Wednesday, October 17th 5-7pm or Saturday, October 20th 2-5pm and then also come out for our Halloween Party in the Park, October 27th, 2-5pm in costume if you want candy and to give final feedback on three possible park designs. Cleveland Park is your park, your community space, your common space with your neighbors. Be sure to come out and share your vision for Cleveland Commons 2020.

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Harvest Fest and Open Streets a Huge Success!

Wow! If you didn’t have the chance to get down to Lowry Avenue this past Saturday, well you really missed out. Several music stages, games, food and thousands of neighbors filled Lowry from Upton down to 4th for most of the day on September 29th. This event was an expansion of Harvest Fest which celebrated it’s fourth year with an art gallery, car show, beer garden and all-day music at Penn and Lowry. Thanks to support from Open Streets, this year Harvest Fest was able to expand and with the tireless work of the Lowry Business Association, the event drew hundreds of neighbors onto the avenue to walk and bike and for a day of northside pride.

Here’s some coverage of the event and photos for you to enjoy:

 

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Neighborhood Adventure League wins $20k grant

We’re excited to announce that the Cleveland Neighborhood Association recently was awarded a $20,000 grant through the Connect for Health Challenge from The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation. Twenty-two grants were awarded, totaling $510,000 out of a total 386 entries from across Minnesota. Our project, The Neighborhood Adventure League, will getting going later this fall. If your interested in volunteering to help with this project or know when we launch, make sure you contact us or subscribe to our email list. Here is a description of the project below:

The Neighborhood Adventure League (NAL) brings residents of the Cleveland Neighborhood from a variety of backgrounds together under the guise of friendly competition to engage in activities that will build and strengthen relationships as neighbors have shared positive experiences.NAL consists of a series of opportunities to earn points and prizes by participating in community events. Those events will vary from purely social activities to community engagement opportunities. Everything from lawn games in the park, to attending a local concert, to visiting local businesses, to Crime and Safety meetings. The league will be tracked on the neighborhood website and will be promoted through community newsletters, newspapers and outdoor advertising, as well as in-person at public events and through neighborhood businesses. While residents might participate for the prestige and prizes, they will also be meeting and interacting with other neighbors from a cross-section of their community and building relationships through shared experience and intentional social connections.The Cleveland Neighborhood Association (CNA) is charged with resident engagement. However, neighborhood organizations traditionally lack the financial and staff capacity of expanding beyond committees and meetings to increase resident participation. The Neighborhood Adventure League seeks to provide a fun and creative way for residents to interact with each other that will result in deeper connections between residents and deepen resident engagement in the neighborhood organization.

Read our complete grant application here.

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Ipso Facto at Live on the Drive August 9th

“Live on the Drive” turns five this summer!  Celebrate by packing a picnic, bringing your family and inviting your friends to our fabulous fifth anniversary summer concerts, our last one of the season is August 9.  The free concerts are held from 6 to 8pm on Victory Memorial Drive at 34th Avenue North in Minneapolis, one of the most beautiful concert settings in the city.

August 9:  Ipso Facto

Ipso Facto is a Minneapolis-based reggae/funk/jazz band that has played for audiences around the world. They are “still rockin’ the body, still rockin’ the mind, and playin’ music about change.” Band members for the Live on the Drive gig include Wain McFarlane on guitar and vocals, Greg McFarlane, drums and percussion, Julian McFarlane on bass and vocals, Bruce Jackson on keys and vocals, Tommy Harsevort, guitar and vocals, Beth Ann Dodds, vocals, and Jose James on saxophone, percussion and vocals.  – A nice, big seven piece band to help us celebrate five nice, big years of Live on the Drive!

 

 “Live on the Drive” is presented by founding partner, North Memorial, with the Cleveland Neighborhood Association, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Northwest Minneapolis Business Association, Camden Music School and through a grant from the Metro Regional Arts Council.  (Sponsors to date.)

 Concert-goers say it best:  “This is just a wonderful thing for our community. It really brings people together.”

 Everyone is encouraged to save gas and walk or roll to the events.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend all three free “Live on the Drive” concerts.   For further information, call 612-588-1155 or visit LiveOnTheDrive.org

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Register for National Night Out – August 7th

The registration deadline for National Night Out is just around the corner, July 24th. If you haven’t done so already, I’d encourage you to register and connect with your neighbors on this exciting evening. Here’s a few helpful resources:

National Night Out Resources and Links

  • Register to block your street and receive free goodies.
  • Reply back with the details of your event and we’ll make flyers for you to distribute.
  • Stop by Papa’s Pizza (42nd and Thomas) for gift cards to giveaway.
  • Connect with Facebook Group, CNA Email List, CNA Email Forum, Neighborland
  • CNA Fridge Magnets, Youth Brochures and “I Want ______ In My Neighborhood” stickers from the CNA office (call or email)
  • If you’d like an attorney to come out to talk about crime prevention.

Thanks to all those who were able to make it out to our Cleveland Connectors Launch yesterday. A great opportunity to meet one another, share ideas about how to connect with neighbors and work toward a better neighborhood. We’ll do it again in a few months 🙂

And if you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to email or call the office: 612-588-1155